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Thank you mappi. Happy to know that you are benefited with my work.
Let me know what project you are in now. If you want any more help from me, you are always welcome

Thank you so much for your kindness.

Eventhough this is not the right thread to place such a request, I go ahead and ask :

Since the month of May this year, I have been working on a new story. Itís an historical period drama - (so no myths, monsters and magic) - an imaginary tale during the British rule in India. Most of the materials I had consulted were narrated by foreign authors, but what I seek are documents (written or visual) recorded by an Indian.

Thought movies would be a best place to look for them.

The core of the story is almost written. The incidents happen inside the story world between Afghanistan and Calcutta. I am in the process of filling up the descriptions like how the streets looked like, the costumes, food habits, social gatherings etc. I revisited few of Satyajit Ray's films. I am aware that there are other materials done by our south Indian film makers. If you have any song sequence or strips from Kannada Films or any other films covering the pre-independence era, I would love to take a look at them. Plus, I love poetries. If you could direct me to few poets who described India under East India Company, that would be very helpful (of course with a translation, as I don't speak/follow Kannada language). Any material irrespective to a specific region or language is fine with me.

Kannada film industry was in infancy stage during pre-independence period. There were 20 films released from 1930 to 1947 within the span of 17 years. Starting from ‘Sati Sulochana 1934’ (the very first talky film produced by
Shri R Nagendra Rao) to ‘Mahatma Kabir 1947’. Except the film Vasantha sena 1941, none of the other films available to view now. In this film also, out of 9 songs only 2 are available that too incomplete. 7 films were of social dramas and 13 of
mythological/historical stories. Many of them are remade after 1960s, with new actors at that time. Many webs are not aware of the fact, made available of the songs of new and old films together. Example : Hemareddi mallamma was originally made during 1945 and remade during 1974. Only 2 audio songs available sung by B Jayamma
of 1945 film. They are mixed with another 3 songs of 1974 film.
Hence, much information is not available in respect of pre-independence period kannada films.
Source: Wikipedia, kannadamoviesinfo.

What is the use of who (Aru) lived/existed (bALidarEnu/badukidarEnu) on this earth
If he/we does't (namagilladanaka) remember (smaraNe) NARAYANA (narAyaNana)

Mean minded people (uNNa baradavaralli) arranging food
for the people of whole village (UrUTavAdare)
unproductive (haNNu biDada) trees (maragaLu) being destroyed (hALAdare)
using mirror (kannaDiyiddu phala) by blind people (kaNNilladavaginnu)
virtue-less (puNyavilladavana) people flaunting (meredare) their proficiency (prauDhime)

Fellow having children (makkaLiddu phala) with no affection (akkarillavage)
relation-ship (neMTatanadoLu) without intimacy (hokku naDeyada)
Poor fellow having relatives (baMdhugaLu iddare) without money (rokkavilladavage)
Ruby (mANikya iddare) in the hands (kaiyalli) of a monkey (markaTana)

Serving (eShTu mADidare) as slave (jIta) under an un-significant person (alpa doregaLa)
Life of a person (bALve) without any strong support (balpaMthavilladavana)
Human-being (naraniddare) who never (alpavU) remembers (neneyada)
ADIKESHAVA of KAGINELE (kalpa kalpita kAgineleyAdikEshavana)

Listen to the song here:
Audio courtesy: youtube.com
Audio by Dr. Rajkumar
5th song from the list:

got married (maduveyAde) only day before yesterday (monne)
have milking (karevudu) buffeloes (emme) one or two (oMderaDu)
yesterday (ninne) bought (koMDenu) yielding land (kShEtra phalavubahudu)
earned (uMTenage) money/gold (honnu haNa) will not take you to eternal life (sAyalArenu enalu)
worthless (vyartha) soul/spirit(jIvAtma),
death (mRutyu) will never allow you (bennu biDuvaLe)

built (kaTTidenu ) new house (hosa maneya),
house-warming ceremony is going on (gRuhashAMti maneyoLage)
pregnent wife (basuri heMDati), son's (magana) marriage (maduve) is tomorrow (nALe)
Life is happy/beautiful (hasanAgi ide baduku) never think you will not die (sAyalArenu enalu)
servants of YAMA (yamanavaru) will take away you before your breath recognizes (usurigariyade biDaru Aga)

the day of son's birth (putra huTTida divasa),
luxurient party at home (hAlu UTada habba)
Tomorrow (nALe) is another (mattobba) son's (magana)
ceremony to mark initiation in to Vedic studies (upanayana)
If you say (enalu) life is happy (arthiyAgide baduku) don't want to die (sAyalArenu)
Don't you know that the death (mRutyu) is laughing (nagutirpudu) on your head (heDataleyalli)

could not eat (uNalilla) the prepared food (aTTaDuge)
could not see (illa) the desired (iShTa) (sights darushana)
After completing all duties (kaTTale tuMbida mEle),
could not stay (iralilla) for a moment (kShaNamAtra)
Hey mind (manave), remember (nene) PURANDARA VITHALA (puraMdara viThalana)
before death arrives (aShTaroLu)

in the form of beggar (tirukaneMdaru) (Vamana)
knowingly (tiLidu) separated (tarideneMdu) mother's (tAya) head (koraLa) (Parashurama)
going into the forest (kADa sEralu) to honour father's (pitana) word (vAkya) (Rama)
jumping (dhumukidaru) in to the pond (maDuvinali)

showing nudity (kaDu battalAgi) with no single coin (kAsillaveMdaru) in hand (kaili)
suddenly (oDane) riding (Eri ODidaru) on the horse (hayava)
Purandara viThala (namma puraMdara viThala), YOU are the only one (ninnadAduke)
who can save from this jungle of family life (kaDe hAyisuva bhAra)

Dear Lakshmanji
Here is the next and last batch of 260 compositions from ‘madhwa web’ lyrics.
I have tried all the necessary information available with me and also on the web.
There may be errors/mistakes might have crept in, for which I request excuse.

Wishing all our friends a happy UGADI festival.
Here is a composition by Shri Purandaradasaru. Song narrates about so many characters/proud of human beings
Possessing now a days, though they are ignorant about reality.
Bombay sisters have sung only last charana (3) of this song beautifully.